Victoria has recorded her second case of Monkeypox on a return trip abroad visiting Europe.
Key points:
- A small number of people who were in contact with the man have been asked to control their symptoms.
- This is the second confirmed case of smallpox in Victoria since the first case was identified in Melbourne last month
- Earlier, a 50-year-old man who recently arrived from Europe was identified as a third case of monkeypox in NSW.
The 30-year-old man developed mild symptoms after returning to Melbourne and sought medical attention.
Tests have confirmed he has the virus and remains isolated at home with mild symptoms, a Health Department statement said.
A small number of contacts will be asked to monitor symptoms, he added.
This is the second confirmed case of smallpox in Victoria since the first was identified in Melbourne last month.
Yesterday, a 50-year-old man who recently arrived from Europe was identified as the third case of monkeypox in NSW.
Smallpox is a viral infection that does not spread easily among people and is usually mild in presentation.
Dozens of cases have been confirmed or are being investigated in recent weeks in the United States, Canada, Europe and the United Kingdom.
It has raised alarm because the disease is usually found only in West and Central Africa, and rarely spreads elsewhere.
Earlier, Victoria’s head of health, Brett Sutton, said the virus is not easily transmitted between people and usually resolves on its own in two to three weeks.
“Monkeypox is not easily transmitted from person to person, as it requires direct skin-to-skin contact through broken skin, fluid or pus in lesions, or prolonged face-to-face contact by respiratory transmission,” he said. .
“People often develop muscle aches and fever before a rash develops, which can be itchy and painful. Sometimes the rash develops as a first symptom.”
Anyone who develops symptoms is asked to seek care at their nearest hospital, wear a mask, and call in advance to make sure they can be isolated from others.
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